A few months ago, we wrote about a special website that we came across, JustPlay.co.za, and how you stood the chance to win a Citroen C3 valued at R211 000 when you signed up at their website. That’s right my friends. One of these things. And one of you did in fact win the Citroen [...]

This is big. And it’s a row that has been on-going for quite some time too. Just as Android devices started making sales headway against other major brands, they might be in for a little setback. It’s not hardware, but software, luckily.

A small city in southern Spain, Juzcar, was used as the film location for the The Smurfs film, and painted blue to fit the theme. Once shooting had wrapped up, Sony Pictures offered to repaint the place – except residents voted yesterday to keep the place Smurf-coloured.

As you know, yesterday the world lost a pretty decent dictator. Understandably Kim Jong-il’s nation has been struck down with grief, bordering on mass hysteria. Check out insane footage of North Koreans grieving as if their lives depend on it – after the jump.

Vodacom Beats MTN With iPhone 4S Deals – The iPhone 4S has finally been launched in SA this past weekend – but the networks kept their cards close to their chest in terms of deals. Pricing was only officially announced on Thursday, and not through very public channels. Pricing is definitely better than expected, but [...]

According to the exciting world of Science, the men in white coats have discovered a molecule in the brains of mice that, when switched on, gives these mice super memories. This could work for humans too – but the question is, do you really want to?

Saab Automobile has spent the last two years fighting to salvage the iconic brand that manufactured cars for six decades, but today announced that it had filed for bankruptcy in a Swedish district court. General Motors, who still had control over technology licenses, had disapproved of negotiations with two Chinese firms that sought to save Saab.

An unmanned, electric golf cart ploughed into a crowd at a football game, consisting of the winning head coach and six other people. The incident happened during celebrations at the end of a high school championship football game in Texas over the weekend. Video after the jump.

2010’s Dinner For Shmucks introduced us all to the wonder of “mouseterpieces”, recreations of famous artworks using taxidermy mice. Now, it seems that not only is the practice of mounting rodents real, for one man it’s a flourishing business.

I’ve been holding this footage back from you but am now publishing it as an early Christmas gift for all of you. This is literally one of the most incredible things I’ve ever seen. You are about to witness footage of a guy called Gabriel Shai who is a covers artist on the scene in [...]

Most end of the year top ten lists are pretty boring, but this one is a little different. A New Zealand website has now released the top ten list of animals that were dicks in 2011 There’s even a South African on the list.

Five years ago, TIME magazine American edition had 15 journalists of colour working for the publication. Now, they’re all gone, and the last remaining black correspondent, Steven Gray, who joined the magazine in 2007, and works in the Washington bureau, has announced that he too is leaving.

I believe the expression, “oh, America!” is very appropriate here. The principal of a US high school has been forced to apologise after a recent pep rally “prank” provoked outrage. This after a video surfaced online of team captains being blindfolded in front of their classmates and told to wait for a kiss from a “special someone”. After literally making out with this special someone, it is then revealed to them that it was in fact their mother or father.

Kim Jong Il Is Dead – Our Dear leader has died. As you would imagine, he died from overwork – giving too much to his people. Officially they say he died from “great mental and physical pain.” He was on a train at the time, conducting a “field guidance tour.” No doubt looking at things [...]

That’s just one of the facts I gleaned from the new Rustenburg Girls High School promotional video which has just hit the net – you might want to have a peep. Besides from the school’s excellent educational offering and facilities, I was more impressed with the head-girl, who completely owns the camera. Her delivery was [...]

In Americaland, there’s the great tradition of half-time fan competitions at sporting events. In this epic BOSS video, a basketball fan shows the mascot how it’s done by doing a front somersault and slam-dunking the ball, all while talking to his girlfriend on the phone. Like a boss.

Billion Rand Lottery Ticket Sales Go Crazy – Sales of online tickets to tonight’s Mega Millions lottery jackpot of over R1 billion have doubled, as the closing time nears. With a jackpot of $135 million, South Africans are clambering to have the chance of waking up on Saturday, a billionaire. Buy your tickets safely and [...]

Don’t you just hate it when you’re casually doing your shopping, getting some gifts for your little cousin, and then having to go into the hot mess that is Toys R Us at Christmas time? Parents are already fighting over what ever the “cool toy” for 2011 is, then you have to deal with some fool that’s guarding the stash with a lightsaber.

As production for the forthcoming film adaptation of Stieg Larsson’s Girl With The Dragon Tattoo got underway in 2010, it was rumoured that heavyweight Hollywood director, David Fincher (Seven, Zodiac, Fight Club, Social Network) had approached Yo-Landi Vi$$er to play the protagonist role of Lisbeth. Vi$$er, who was at the time enjoying world wide acclaim [...]

What’s that? You don’t have any plans for New Year’s Eve? Look, don’t sweat. We have plans for you. Really, it’s a pleasure. 2oceansVibe and Trinity present Trinity Does Vegas! Featuring the live music stylings of Tasha Baxter, the Swing Tings, Dean Fuel, Tommy Gun, and Rayelle, 2oceansVibe and Trinity will be happy to ease [...]

After being arrested at a punk rock concert in Banda Aceh, Indonesia, enthusiasts were forced to have their heads shaved, “cleanse” themselves in a lake, change their clothes and pray – because being a punk rocker in parts of Indonesia soils the Islamic image they want to uphold.

It’s always nice when researchers employing a loosely scientific method produce results you were more or less expecting. Folks at the University of Portsmouth have determined that loud music makes people want to drink alcohol in greater quantities and at a much faster rate because the music makes it taste sweeter. Science!

HEMA, a Dutch department store has cast a man in its new lingerie campaign. They claim that their latest push-up bra will give females “two extra cups”. And they seem to be telling the truth, as pictures reveal his “no-cup” chest appears to have been augmented up to a B-cup.